Jamaica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Jamaica
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1.1 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
17th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
16th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Jamaica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.16 GPIA against 1.1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.06 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Jamaica ranks 17th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 126 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 0.0744 GPIA | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.0249 GPIA | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Jamaica or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Jamaica, at 1.16 GPIA against 1.1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 0.06 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release